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Old 04-28-2024, 09:08 AM   #12
BRENT in 10-uh-C
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Default Re: Jazz Age '28 Sport Coupe on Hemmings Auction

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Originally Posted by P.S. View Post
Putting the fuel tank behind the rear bumper ensures that you lose your back hair and your mullet in a collision. So much better than losing your leg and chest hair and eyebrows in a collision in a stock Model A. You can still look manly in your coffin without back hair, not so much without chest hair or eyebrows.

That car looks like it was restored by Rip Taylor. No offense to the Rip Taylor fans.
While I understand your point, consider how many 32 - 34 Fords are running around with unprotected tanks behind the body. Surely most would agree that the rear bumper on those too is merely a 'suggestion' for protecting its fuel tank.
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